Let Them Count Acorns

This is a picture of my 5yo Aspen counting acorns she collected at the park while her older brother attended soccer practice. It was 7:10 pm, 10 minutes after practice had ended. I came to the park straight after working a 10 hour day. I hadn’t had dinner yet. I was tired and hungry and eager to get home, but instead of jumping in the car, making dinner…